Saving Treasures of the World Heritage at the Digital Archive DANS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Saving Treasures of the World Heritage at the Digital Archive DANS

AU - Hollander, H.S.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Why is it necessary to store archaeological data in a digital archive that follows policies, protocols and strict procedures? Why not simply put your files in Dropbox? This article will explain in detail the benefits of the existence and use of certified digital repositories saving the cultural wealth of archaeological research data, the impact of national regulations for conducting archaeology, the trend of clustering European infrastructures with a focus on cultural heritage and, finally, give some future recommendations for shared European archaeological polices to ensure good quality of metadata, data and repositories.

AB - Why is it necessary to store archaeological data in a digital archive that follows policies, protocols and strict procedures? Why not simply put your files in Dropbox? This article will explain in detail the benefits of the existence and use of certified digital repositories saving the cultural wealth of archaeological research data, the impact of national regulations for conducting archaeology, the trend of clustering European infrastructures with a focus on cultural heritage and, finally, give some future recommendations for shared European archaeological polices to ensure good quality of metadata, data and repositories.

KW - digital

KW - archive

KW - archaeology

KW - sustainable

KW - access

KW - certification

U2 - 10.11141/ia.43.9

DO - 10.11141/ia.43.9

M3 - Article

SN - 1363-5387

VL - 17

JO - Internet Archaeology

JF - Internet Archaeology

IS - 43

M1 - 43

ER -